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Dendrobium luteolum

Dendrobium luteolum
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865), Public domain

Dendrobium luteolum is a small epiphytic orchid from Southeast Asia that grows on trees beside streams at low elevations, bearing fragrant white and yellow flowers. It is grown as a warm, bright, humid orchid that needs good airflow and a fast-draining mount or pot.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the medium starts to dry, and mist or water less in cool weather; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid bark or a mount of wood or cork.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dendrobium luteolum is a species of epiphytic orchid in the subtribe Dendrobiinae.

It is native to Peninsular Malaysia and Myanmar in Southeast Asia. It grows along streams at low elevations.

Other Dendrobium plants

Slender Cane Orchid · Dendrobium aduncum · Ironbark orchid · White butterfly orchid · Buttercup orchid · Dendrobium albosanguineum · Dendrobium amabile · Dendrobium amboinense · Amethyst-colored Dendrobium · Dendrobium amplum · Dendrobium angulatum · Unscented Dendrobium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrobium luteolum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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